Nesma Airlines is an Egyptian airline (member of Saudi Arabia’s Nesma Group) which operates scheduled international flights to/from Egypt as well as domestic flights within Egypt and Saudi Arabia. It operates as a full-service carrier on international flights.
History
Nesma Airlines' first commercial flight was on 18 July 2010 from Hurghada to Ljubljana. The airline also operated charter flights linking Egypt, Europe, the Middle East, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom and Italy,[1] Spain, Poland and France.
The airline started to operate scheduled flights to Saudi Arabia on the 24 June 2011 to Ha'il, Tabuk and Taif.[2]
On 27 October 2016, the airline launched domestic services within Saudi Arabia, operating out of a central hub at Ha'il Regional Airport to various locations in the Saudi Arabia including Tabuk and Qaisumah using ATR 72-600 aircraft.
On 21 November 2016, Nesma Airlines began new routes [3] from Jeddah between Riyadh, Dammam and Ha'il[4] using A320 aircraft.
Destinations
As of August 2024, Nesma Airlines' schedule flights included:[5]
Africa
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- Cairo – Cairo International Airport Base
- Hurghada - Hurghada International Airport
- Luxor - Luxor International Airport
- Marsa Alam – Marsa Alam International Airport\
- Sohag – Sohag International Airport
Asia
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- Sharm El Sheikh – Sharm El Sheikh International Airport
- Al-Jawf – Al-Jawf Airport
- Ha'il - Ḥa'il Regional Airport
- Jeddah – King Abdulaziz International Airport
- Qassim – Qassim Airport
- Riyadh – King Khaled International Airport
- Tabuk – Tabuk Airport
- Taif – Taif Airport
Europe
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- Milan - Milan Malpensa Airport
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- Krasnodar - Krasnodar International Airport[6] Seasonal charter
- Moscow - Vnukovo International Airport[7] Seasonal charter
- Saint Petersburg - Pulkovo Airport[8] Seasonal charter
- Saratov - Saratov Gagarin Airport[9] Seasonal charter
- Volgograd - Gumrak Airport[10] Seasonal charter
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- Poprad - Poprad-Tatry Airport Seasonal charter
Interline agreements
Fleet
As of August 2025, Nesma Airlines operates the following aircraft:[13]
Nesma Airlines Egypt current fleet
Nesma Airlines Egypt former fleet
The airline previously operated the following aircraft:
- 1 Airbus A319
- 1 further Airbus A320[14]
Nesma Airlines Saudi Arabia current fleet
As of July 2022, Nesma Airlines Saudi Arabia does not operate any of their own aircraft.
Nesma Airlines Saudi Arabia former fleet
- 4 ATR 72-600s
- 3 Airbus A320-200s
- 2 Airbus A321-200s
- 1 Boeing 777-200ER
External links
References
- Savvas Garozis. NESMA AIRLINES 320-200 SU-NMB(cn1732) | Flickr – Photo Sharing! Flickr, 2010-09-12, retrieved 2012-06-26^
- GACA www.gaca.gov.sa, retrieved 2017-09-13^
- Nesma Airlines enters the fray between Jeddah and Riyadh anna.aero, 2016-11-22, retrieved 2016-12-04^
- Nesma Airlines www.nesmaairlines.com, retrieved 2016-12-04^
- Nesma Airlines www.nesmaairlines.com, retrieved 2017-09-13^
- Seasonal schedule krr.aero, Krasnodar International Airport, retrieved 18 September 2025^
- Ilya Shatin. Nesma Airlines полетит в Хургаду из Москвы — FrequentFlyers.ru 2 October 2024, retrieved 3 October 2024^
- Виктория Грей. Nesma Airlines выполнила первый рейс в Пулково spb.dixinews.ru, Сетевое издание «Агентство официальных новостей», 29 June 2025, retrieved 30 June 2025^
- Авиакомпания Nesma Airlines запустит чартеры из Саратова в Хургаду Interfax, 5 February 2026, retrieved 5 February 2026^
- Алексей Волхонский. Авиакомпания из Саудовской Аравии начала возить туристов из Волгограда на пляжи Хургады V1.ру, Сетевое издание «В1.ру», 25 June 2025, retrieved 25 June 2025^
- All Partner Airlines^
- Press Releases | Hahnair^
- Global Airline Guide 2025 - Nesma Airlines Airliner World, September 2025^
- Global Airline Guide 2018 (Part One) Airliner World^